'IServiceProvider' does not contain a definition for 'GlobalProvider' and no extension method 'GlobalProvider' accepting a first argument of type 'IServiceProvider'

Question

User-1161428219 posted

I'm new to C#. Please help me with the following code

using EnvDTE;

DTE dte = (DTE)ServiceProvider.GlobalProvider.GetService(typeof(DTE));
Project project = dte.ActiveDocument.ProjectItem.ContainingProject;

But I get the error 'IServiceProvider' does not contain a definition for 'GlobalProvider' and no extension method 'GlobalProvider' accepting a first argument of type 'IServiceProvider'.

I could not figure out the reason for this error. Please let me know the cause of the error.

Answer 1

User283571144 posted

Hi AksharaThangam,

I guess you don't add the references:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.ServiceProvider.GlobalProvider

I suggest you could try to add this namespace in your codes, then it will work well.

Details, you could refer to this:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/microsoft.visualstudio.shell.serviceprovider?view=visualstudiosdk-2017

Best Regards,

Brando